It's not really about the refund though is it. It's more about getting your time wasted due to the seller backing out, as they were not happy with the price realized.
Trade Me is now the Wild West & unfortunately members are now left to their own devices & contend as best they can. I've had a similar experience before, when the seller wasn't happy with the price they got after starting at $1 reserve. Trade Me won't step in, they'll just encourage you to leave feedback of your experience & if you've a good boy or girl, they'll even tidy up the retaliatory negative feedback you receive in return. Anything goes out there apparently.
I experience a similar problem on a pretty regular basis.
It's crazy & irresponsible that you can't see whom's bidding on auctions. Trade Me aren't in any hurry to resolve their myriad of problems that they've created & have inflicted upon their users.
The bag prices are going up in some cases, so it's more a case of deducting $1.50 for the smaller - medium sized bags.
The reality is that you shouldn't have to go through such a long-winded process. The search engines aren't up to scratch I'm afraid.
Still no joy on my desktop, I concede defeat!
Hi there, my search wasn't for bottles being sold out of Oamaru. My search was for bottles with Oamaru in the title of the listing.
I have tried a search for Oamaru in the Bottles category within the Antiques & Collectables section. It returns with null / undefined as it's answer. Why is the search not showing me the matching listings that ARE there? How are sellers expected to have a good chance of selling items, if they haven't a fair chance of being found in the first place?
Trade Me's apparently all about making itself a secure & safe site, yet we are no longer able to see whom we are potentially dealing with. I do not wish to deal with folks with excessive negative feedback, plain & simple, nor people having the opportunity to anonymously badger me time & time again for a FPO/relist. Cheers.